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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| CCCWFU-98503 | |||
| CCCWFU-BG03-223 |
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| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | NIH |
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RATIONALE: Measuring cadmium levels in urine samples from patients with chronic pancreatitis may help doctors predict which patients may develop pancreatic cancer. It may also help the study of cancer in the future.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying urine cadmium levels in predicting pancreatic cancer risk in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
OBJECTIVES:
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Secondary
OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.
Patients complete a questionnaire over approximately 20 minutes on lifetime exposure to cadmium, including dietary, occupational, and recreational exposure, smoking history, and residence. Patients also provide a urine sample that is analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Serum CA 19-9 levels are obtained from medical record if available.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| pre cancerous condition (pancreatitis) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Exposure to cadmium, as measured by questionnaire data on dietary, occupational, and recreational exposure to cadmium, and by measurements of cadmium in urine | day 1 | |
| Risk of pancreatic cancer as determined by urine cadmium levels | day 1 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Predictive value of urinary cadmium on development of pancreatic cancer | day 1 | |
| Predictive value of urinary cadmium alone, CA 19-9 alone, and both tests together on development of pancreatic cancer | day 1 |
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PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
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chronic pancreatitis
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Gary G. Schwartz, MD, PhD, MPH | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Study Chair |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010190 | Pancreatic Neoplasms |
| D011230 | Precancerous Conditions |
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| D004067 | Digestive System Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D004701 | Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |
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| D004066 |
| Digestive System Diseases |
| D010182 | Pancreatic Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |